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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2399215, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Wowzers, Mikey-Z =&gt; that is a very sweet &quot;lifetime&quot; example (congrats)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I also have an example ... but my humble piece was minted a couple of decades later (but it&#039;s still one of my favourite coins) ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; it&#039;s just one of those coins that feels &quot;so awesome&quot; in-hand!! (the dark-toning seems to make the coin &quot;pop&quot;)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Philip II AR tetradrachm</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Date: 336-328 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 23.9 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 14.0 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Youth on horse, holding palm; club below</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">References: Cf. Le Rider 379 (Pella mint)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Characteristics: Lovely style, deep toning</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]493974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]493975[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; Oh, and here is another &quot;AE&quot; version from Philip-II</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Philip II AE Unit (Bronze)</span></b></p><p>359-336 B.C.</p><p>Diameter: 18mm</p><p>Weight: 6.2 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Apollo right</p><p>Reverse: Youth on horse right, FILIPPOU (FILIPPOY?), spear-head in exergue</p><p>Reference: cf Sear 6696-6698</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]493972[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]493973[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... congrats again on a very cool lifetime OP-addition, my coin-friend!!</span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]493976[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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